Substance Abuse Disorders

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THOUGHT INSERTION

a delusion wherein the person believes that thoughts are irresistibly pushed into their mind and designates these thoughts to exterior…

TRANSACTION

noun. 1. any interaction between the person and the social or physical surroundings, particularly during involvement between at least two…

TROILISM

carnal activity where three people are engaged. A troilist is an individual who, in such a union, likes being involved…

VALUES CLARIFICATION

1. any procedure aimed to advocate for a person's awareness and comprehension of their moral standards and ethical priorities and…

VULNERABILITY

susceptibility to cultivating a disorder, condition, or illness whenever exposed to particular substances or conditions.

TENSION

noun. 1. a emotion of physical and psychological strain joined by discomfort, unease, and pressure to look for alleviation via…

THOUGHT STOPPING

the skill of utilizing a physical or mental cue to cease negative thoughts and redirect them to an unbiased or…

TRANSACTIONALISM

noun. 1. an approach to climate-related psychology which stresses the persisting procedure of interplay between an individual and their physical…

TRUE EXPERIMENT

an analysis wherein involved parties are designated at random to at least two experimentally manipulated remediation conditions.

VARIABLE STIMULUS

any one of a group of experimental stimulants which are to be compared to a constant stimulant, step-by-step.

WAYS OF COPING QUESTIONNAIRE (WAYS)

a 66-object survey delivered to determine thoughts and actions which adults utilize to deal with distressful experiences in day to…

TENSION REDUCTION

relief of emotions of tension. A multitude of methods might be utilized for this reason.

THRESHOLD

noun. 1. with regard to psychophysics, the strength or greatness of a stimulant which will generate its detection half of…

TRANSFERENCE

noun. With regard to psychoanalysis, the displacement or projection onto the analyst of unconscious emotions and desires initially directed toward…

TRUE SCORE

with regard to classical test theory, the portion of a gauge or score which depicts the actual quantity of the…

VARIANCE

noun. a gauging of the spread, or dispersion, of scores within a sample, whereby a small variance implies very similar…

WEIGHTED APPLICATION BLANK (WAB)

with regard to personnel selection, a scored application type utilized to attain and assess biographical information. The applicant's reaction to…

TERMINAL BEHAVIOR

1. with regard to free-operant conditioning under interval-based reinforcement, actions that are predominant within the time briefly prior to reinforcement…

THRESHOLD THEORY

a hypothesis regarding group dynamics positing that conflict is advantageous and useful as long as it doesn't surpass the tolerance…

TRANSFORMATION

noun. 1. any alteration of appearance, shape, action, or anatomy. 2. the transformation of information to a different type via…